Should I drop Bo Nix for Jordan Love?

Not on these numbers alone. Bo Nix projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.4 a game over 9 games) and Jordan Love 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Love over Bo Nix.

Start Jordan Love or Bo Nix? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Oct 21, 4:43 PM ET: Jordan Love: Listed Questionable (Back) (Sleeper injury feed)

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Jordan Love

QB · GB · vs CAR

Market projects: 16.8; fantasy pts
CAR D vs QB: 16.6; 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 66 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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Bo Nix

QB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 15.8; recent weeks avg
KC D vs QB: 13.0; 3rd fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Jordan Love for Bo Nix?

Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Love projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games) and Bo Nix 148 (16.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Love over Bo Nix.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Jordan Love over Bo Nix in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Jordan Love at 16.8 points and Bo Nix at 15.8, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Bo Nix this week yet, so his 15.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.3, 14.9 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jordan Love at ADP 152 and Bo Nix at 116.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.8 fantasy points for Jordan Love, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Love is 261 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 6 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 13 and 13 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bo Nix yet. His market-based projections were 16.3, 14.9 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 15.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Jordan Love 1.0 points ahead of Bo Nix on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Jordan Love and GB host CAR on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CAR allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 208 yards and 1.2 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

Bo Nix and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 13.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Love has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Love is not on the injury report.

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Jordan Love played 100 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 286 times and threw an average of 9.1 air yards per attempt.

Jordan Love, Week 4 against TB: 60 of 60 snaps, 22 of 30 passes for 197 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 4 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 5 against CHI: 59 of 61 snaps, 25 of 31 passes for 367 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 6 against DAL: 75 of 75 snaps, 23 of 41 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 14 yards.

Jordan Love, Week 7 against DET: 67 of 67 snaps, 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Through Week 7, Bo Nix played 100 percent of DEN snaps, dropped back 234 times and threw an average of 5.7 air yards per attempt.

Bo Nix, Week 4 against SF: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 42 passes for 214 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 10 yards.

Bo Nix, Week 5 against LAC: 62 of 62 snaps, 16 of 27 passes for 123 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 10 yards.

Bo Nix, Week 6 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 17 of 27 passes for 107 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 3 yards.

Bo Nix, Week 7 against ARI: 61 of 61 snaps, 15 of 29 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 75 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Love played 15 games for GB and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.

He completed 291 of 439 passes for 3381 yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 47 times for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bo Nix played 17 games for DEN and scored 315.8 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing QB7.

He completed 388 of 612 passes for 3931 yards, 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 356 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jordan Love for Bo Nix?
Not on these numbers alone. Jordan Love projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games) and Bo Nix 148 (16.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Love over Bo Nix.
Should I drop Bo Nix for Jordan Love?
Not on these numbers alone. Bo Nix projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.4 a game over 9 games) and Jordan Love 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Jordan Love over Bo Nix.

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